Michigan jumped to No. 3 in the Associated Press Top 25 men’s basketball poll on Monday as rival Michigan State and Iowa State both climbed into the top 10.
No. 1 Purdue and No. 2 Arizona remained atop the rankings. The Boilermakers received 40 first-place votes from a 61-person media panel, Arizona got six and Michigan got 15 after its dominating run through the Players Era Championship.
Duke and UConn held their positions from last week to round out the top five. Louisville remained No. 6, followed by Michigan State, which moved up four spots and No. 8 Houston, which dropped five places after losing to then-No. 17 Tennessee at Players Era.
Rank Team Record Previous
1 Purdue 7-0 1
2 Arizona 7-0 2
3 Michigan 7-0 7
4 Duke 8-0 4
5 UConn 6-1 5
6 Louisville 7-0 6
7 Michigan State 7-0 11
8 Houston 7-1 3
9 BYU 6-1 9
10 Iowa State 7-0 15
11 Gonzaga 7-1 12
12 Alabama 5-2 8
13 Tennessee 7-1 17
14 Illinois 6-2 13
15 Florida 5-2 10
16 North Carolina 6-1 –
17 Vanderbilt 8-0 24
18 Kentucky 5-2 19
19 Texas Tech 6-2 20
20 Auburn 6-2 21
21 Kansas 6-2 –
22 Indiana 7-0 25
23 St. John’s 4-3 14
24 USC 7-0 24
25 Arkansas 5-2 22
Michigan made a run to the Sweet 16 in coach Dusty May’s first season a year ago and is looking like a title contender. The Wolverines opened the Las Vegas tournament with a 94-54 win over San Diego State, crushed then-No. 21 Auburn 102-72 and handed Gonzaga coach Mark Few his worst loss in 902 career games with a 101-61 win over the 12th-ranked Zags.